# Russia says it freed 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard as Trump envoy meets Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/109202

- NBC News, 2026-10-21 09:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-released-american-stephen-hubbard-trump-putin-ukraine-war-talks-rcna604730

> Russian state news agencies reported that 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard was released on Wednesday. The release came as a Trump envoy met with Putin and was described as the latest sign of warmer ties with the Kremlin, while Washington pressures Kyiv to accept a deal to end Moscow’s war.

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